Q.

Consider the ground state of chromium atom (Z = 24). How many electrons are with Azimuthal quantum number l=1 and l=2 respectively          [2025]

1 12 and 4  
2 16 and 4  
3 12 and 5  
4 16 and 5  

Ans.

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Cr24=1s2,2s2,2p6(l=1),3s2,3p6(l=1),3d5(l=2),4s1 Electrons with l=1 are 12 and electrons with l=2 are 5.